Permutations minimizing the number of collinear triples
Combinatorics
2025-01-07 v1
Abstract
We characterize the permutations of whose graph minimizes the number of collinear triples and describe the lexicographically-least one, affirming a conjecture of Cooper-Solymosi. This question is closely connected to Dudeney's No-3-in-a-Line problem, the Heilbronn triangle problem, and the structure of finite plane Kakeya sets. We discuss a connection with complete sets of mutually orthogonal latin squares and state a few open problems primarily about general finite affine planes.
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@article{arxiv.2501.02331,
title = {Permutations minimizing the number of collinear triples},
author = {Joshua Cooper and Jack Hyatt},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2501.02331},
year = {2025}
}
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